UFC 159 Play-by-Play: Sara McMann vs. Sheila Gaff

Sara McMann vs. Sheila Gaff

Round 1: Gaff rushes across the cage with a right hand and McMann simply ducked under and double-legged her. McMann works inside Gaff’s closed guard. McMann delivers punches to the body. Gaff doing a good job controlling McMann’s head and posture. McMann continues to land right hands to the body of Gaff, in the same spot over and over. The referee stands them up. They trade right hands. McMann ties up Gaff and works for a takedown. Gaff lands a knees to the body. McMann secures a single leg takedown. McMann moves to side control. She isolates an arm and pins the other down. She has Gaff in a mounted crucifix and pounds away with punches and elbows. Gaff can’t defend herself. She takes more shots and the referee moves in and stops the fight.